Jay J. Charney, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Brian Potter, Kara Yedinak, Jay J. Charney. 2024. Measuring wind - Creating new models to gauge impact on wildfire
• Kenneth L. Clark, Michael R. Gallagher, Nicholas Skowronski, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney, Matthew Patterson, Jason Cole, Eric Mueller, Rory Hadden. 2024. Smoke Emissions and Buoyant Plumes above Prescribed Burns in the Pinelands National Reserve, New Jersey
• Michael T. Kiefer, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Xindi Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, Joseph Seitz. 2024. A numerical study of smoke concentration distribution near low-intensity fires: sensitivity to vertical canopy structure and fire heat source strength
• Ajinkya Desai, Clément Guilloteau, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney, Nicholas Skowronski, Ken Clark, Michael R. Gallagher, Efi Foufoula-Georgiou, Tirtha Banerjee. 2024. Investigating Fire–Atmosphere Interaction in a Forest Canopy Using Wavelets
• Shiyuan Zhong, Melissa Gonzalez-Fuentes, Craig B. Clements, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney, Mario M. Valero, Adam K. Kochanski, Michael T. Kiefer. 2024. Surface-layer turbulence associated with a fast spreading grass fire
• Joseph Seitz, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Warren E. E. Heilman, Ken Clark, Randy Bian, Nicholas Skowronski, Michael R. Gallagher, Matthew Patterson, Jason Cole, Michael T. Kiefer, Rory Hadden, Eric Mueller. 2024. Atmospheric turbulence observed during a fuel-bed-scale low-intensity surface fire
• Michael T. Kiefer, Warren E. E. Heilman, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Nicholas Skowronski, Ken Clark, Michael R. Gallagher, John Hom, Matthew Patterson. 2022. Representing low-intensity fire sensible heat output in a mesoscale atmospheric model with a canopy submodel: a case study with ARPS-CANOPY (version 5.2.12)
• Matthew Garcia, Brian R. R. Sturtevant, Rémi Saint-Amant, Jay J. Charney, Johanne Delisle, Yan Boulanger, Philip A. Townsend, Jacques Régnière. 2022. Modeling weather-driven long-distance dispersal of spruce budworm moths (Choristoneura fumiferana). Part 1: Model description
• Shiyuan Zhong, Ting Wang, Pietro Sciusco, Meicheng Shen, Lisi Pei, Jovanka Nikolic, Kevin McKeehan, Herve Kashongwe, Pouyan Hatami‐Bahman‐Beiglou, Ken Camacho, Donald Akanga, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian. 2021. Will land use land cover change drive atmospheric conditions to become more conducive to wildfires in the United States?
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Ken Clark, Randy Bian, Jay J. Charney, Shiyuan Zhong, Nicholas Skowronski, Michael R. Gallagher, Matthew Patterson. 2021. Turbulent Momentum Flux Behavior above a Fire Front in an Open-Canopied Forest
• Michael T. Kiefer, Jay J. Charney, Shiyuan Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, Timothy O. Mathewson. 2020. A Multiscale Numerical Modeling Study of Smoke Dispersion and the Ventilation Index in Southwestern Colorado
• Andrea Watts, Brian Potter, Jay J. Charney, Alan Srock. 2020. The Hot-Dry-Windy Index: A new tool for forecasting fire weather
• Ryan Shadbolt, Jay J. Charney, Hannah Fromm. 2019. A mesoscale simulation of a mountain wave wind event associated with the Chimney Tops 2 fire (2016)
• Ken Clark, Michael R. Gallagher, Nicholas Skowronski, Matthew Patterson, Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, Jay J. Charney, John Hom, Eric Mueller, Rory Hadden, Zakary Campbell-Lockrie, Carlos Walker-Ravena, Robert Kremens. 2019. Intermediate-scale fire behavior measurements in the field: Bridging the gap between laboratory experiments and management-scale prescribed fires
• Jay J. Charney, Michael T. Kiefer, Shiyuan Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jovanka Nikolic, Randy Bian, John Hom, Ken Clark, Nicholas Skowronski, Michael R. Gallagher, Matthew Patterson, Yongqiang Liu, Christie Hawley. 2019. Assessing Forest Canopy Impacts on Smoke Concentrations Using a Coupled Numerical Model
• Jovanka Nikolic, Shiyuan Zhong, Lisi Pei, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney. 2019. Sensitivity of low-level jets to land-use and land-cover change over the continental U.S.
• Michael T. Kiefer, Jay J. Charney, Shiyuan Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, John Hom, Matthew Patterson. 2019. Evaluation of the Ventilation Index in Complex Terrain: A Dispersion Modeling Study
• Michael J. Erickson, Brian A. Colle, Jay J. Charney. 2018. Evaluation and Postprocessing of Ensemble Fire Weather Predictions over the Northeast United States
• Jessica McDonald, Alan Srock, Jay J. Charney. 2018. Development and Application of a Hot-Dry-Windy Index (HDW) Climatology
• Jay J. Charney, Brian Potter, Scott Goodrick, Alan Srock. 2018. The hot-dry-windy index: A new fire weather index
• Michael T. Kiefer, Shiyuan Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian. 2018. A Numerical Study of Atmospheric Perturbations Induced by Heat From a Wildland Fire: Sensitivity to Vertical Canopy Structure and Heat Source Strength
• Jay J. Charney, Brian Potter. 2017. Convection and downbursts
• Michael T. Kiefer, Warren E. E. Heilman, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian. 2016. A study of the influence of forest gaps on fire–atmosphere interactions
• Michael T. Kiefer, Warren E. E. Heilman, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian. 2015. Mean and turbulent flow downstream of a low-intensity fire: influence of canopy and background atmospheric conditions
• Michael T. Kiefer, Warren E. E. Heilman, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Nicholas Skowronski, John Hom, Ken Clark, Matthew Patterson, Michael R. Gallagher. 2014. Multiscale simulation of a prescribed fire event in the New Jersey Pine Barrens using ARPS-CANOPY
• Colin C. Simpson, Marwan Katurji, Michael T. Kiefer, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian. 2013. Atmosphere-fire simulation of effects of low-level jets on pyro-convective plume dynamics
• M. T. Kiefer, S. Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian. 2013. Evaluation of an ARPS-based canopy flow modeling system for use in future operational smoke prediction efforts
• Joseph B. Pollina, Brian A. Colle, Jay J. Charney. 2013. Climatology and Meteorological Evolution of Major Wildfire Events over the Northeast United States
• Brian R. R. Sturtevant, Gary Achtemeier, Jay J. Charney, Dean Anderson, Barry J. Cooke, Phillip A. Townsend. 2013. Long-distance dispersal of spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clemens) in Minnesota (USA) and Ontario (Canada) via the atmospheric pathway
• Michael J. Erickson, Brian A. Colle, Jay J. Charney. 2012. Impact of Bias-Correction Type and Conditional Training on Bayesian Model Averaging over the Northeast United States
• Michael T. Kiefer, Warren E. E. Heilman, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Ryan Shadbolt, John Hom, Ken Clark, Nicholas Skowronski, Michael R. Gallagher, Matthew Patterson. 2011. Development of a fine scale smoke dispersion modeling system. Part II: Case study of a prescribed burn in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
• Wei Lu, Jay J. Charney, Sharon Zhong, Randy Bian, Shuhua Liu. 2011. A North American regional reanalysis climatology of the Haines Index
• Brian R. R. Sturtevant, Gary Achtemeier, Dean Anderson, Jay J. Charney, Barry Cooke. 2011. Long-distance dispersal of eastern spruce budworm in Minnesota (USA) via the atmospheric pathway
• Michael T. Kiefer, Matthew D. Parker, Jay J. Charney. 2009. Regimes of dry convection above wildfires: Idealized numerical simulations and dimensional analysis
• Chenjie Huang, Y.L. Lin, M.L. Kaplan, Jay J. Charney. 2009. Synoptic-scale and mesoscale environments conducive to forest fires during the October 2003 extreme fire event in Southern California
• Craig B. Clements, Shiyuan Zhong, Scott Goodrick, Ju Li, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney, Ryan Perna, Meongdo Jang, Daegyun Lee, Monica Patel, Susan Street, Glenn Aumann. 2007. Observing The Dynamics Of Wildland Grass Fires: FireFlux -A Field Validation Experiment
• Craig B. Clements, Shiyuan Zhong, Scott Goodrick, Ju Li, Brian Potter, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney, Ryan Perna, Meongdo Jang, Daegyun Lee, Monica Patel, Susan Street, Glenn Aumann. 2007. Observing the dynamics of Wildland grass fires: Fireflux - a field validation experiment
• Jay J. Charney, Lesley Fusina. 2006. Employing Numerical Weather Models to Enhance Fire Weather and Fire Behavior Predictions
• Christopher W. W. Woodall, Jay J. Charney, Greg C. C. Liknes, Brian Potter. 2006. Linking Fuel Inventories With Atmospheric Data for Assessment of Fire Danger
• Jay J. Charney, Andrea Stacy. 2006. Top ten smoke management questions for fire in eastern oak forests
• Brian Potter, Jay J. Charney, Lesley Fusina. 2006. Atmospheric moisture's influence on fire behavior: surface moisture and plume dynamics.
• Christopher W. W. Woodall, Jay J. Charney, Greg C. C. Liknes, Brian Potter. 2005. What's the fire danger now? Linking fuel inventories with atmospheric data
• Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Brian Potter, Warren E. E. Heilman. 2003. Mesoscale Simulations During the Double Trouble State Park Wildfire in East-Central New Jersey on June 2, 2002
• Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Brian Potter, Warren E. E. Heilman. 2003. Low Level Impacts on Fire Evolution in the Mack Lake and Other Severe Wildfires
• Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Brian Potter, Warren E. E. Heilman. 2003. The role of a stratospheric intrusion in the evolution of the Double Trouble State Park wildfire .
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, Jay J. Charney, Brian Potter. 2003. National Fire Plan--Eastern Area Modeling Consortium: Research, product development, and partnerships.
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, Jay J. Charney, Brian Potter. 2003. Combining the Haines Index and turbulent kinetic energy for fire-weather predictions.
• Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Brian Potter, Warren E. E. Heilman. 2003. Low level jet impacts on fire evolutions in the Mack Lake and other severe wildfires.

• Project
  

  Wildfire risk reduction in priority firesheds using Potential Operational Delineations (PODs)

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/rmrs/projects/bil-wildfire-risk-reduction-priority-firesheds-using-potential-operational
  Station

  Rocky Mountain Research Station
• Project
  

  Next Generation Fire Modeling with QUIC-Fire

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/projects/quicfire
  Station

  Northern Research Station
• Program
  

  Physical and Ecological Fire Processes, Interactions, and Applications

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/programs/fire-processes
  Station

  Northern Research Station

• The Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D., Meteorology, 1997
• University of Maryland, M.S., Meteorology, 1992
• The Pennsylvania State University, B.S., Physics, 1990